OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after announcing “code red”

As expected, OpenAI finally launched its rumored GPT-5.2 model on December 11, 2025. CEO Sam Altman declared code red following Google’s successful Gemini 3 launch, which blew ChatGPT out of the water across a wide range of benchmark tests.

GPT-5.2 could potentially be OpenAI’s answer to Gemini 3 amid rising concerns about ChatGPT’s traffic decline. The next-gen AI model ships with a plethora of advanced capabilities across coding, video, and images. Users can access the model directly from ChatGPT or